The .nl domain belongs to whoever is listed as its owner - not to the company that created the website. You can check it in a minute, and if it's yours, you'll get it back even if the contractor is silent.
How to check whose domain it is
Go to SIDN search engine (Dutch domain registry), enter the address and check who is listed as the owner - houder. It doesn't matter who technically operates the domain, but who is entered.
Is the domain yours? You will get it back in 4 steps
- Choose a new companyHosting, agency or yourself - SIDN maintains a list of registrars.
- Ask your current contractor for the transfer codeHe has five days to do so – this is what SIDN writes. Write by e-mail, don't call: you need a trace with the date.
- Transfer the code to the new companyShe arranges the rest with SIDN. You don't report anything to the registry.
- SIDN confirmsIf everything is correct, the domain is transferred immediately and confirmation is sent by e-mail.
Hosting and website files
There is no regulation here like in the case of a domain. Request by email for a copy of the site and access to the dashboard, with a deadline - most cases end there. Don't pay “for unblocking”: the domain is returned via the SIDN procedure, and the website content can usually be recreated.
So as not to fall in again
- Domain saved for your company from day one.
- Access to the domain and hosting panel Your email address.
- Question before signing: what if I want to move the site somewhere else?
The text applies to .nl domains. In the case of .com, .eu or .pl, the principle is similar (authorization code), but the deadlines are set by a different registry.
We create websites for Polish companies in the Netherlands
If, after reading this text, you see that your website is missing something, we will check it for free and you will receive a list of specifics with proof for each point. You don't have to order anything.
And if you don't have a website yet: we will create it within 24 hours once we have all the materials. You only pay €149 when you decide it's OK; The price includes the first year of your own domain, hosting and email, and after payment, the website is yours.
Sources
Each fact in this text comes from one of the sites below. Laws change - if you are reading this long after the review date, please check the source.
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